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Merry New Year!!

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If you think the title is wrong, then you’ve never seen Trading Places and that’s your fault, not mine. But I digress.

I’m short on time, so I won’t keep you long. I’ve got a couple hours of driving ahead of me as I’m headed north to spend the new year with some of my favorite people in the world and I’m pretty excited about that.

I could spend this time breaking down my 2014 and believe me, there’s plenty to break down. I could go over my road trip or my new job or how much the kids have grown. There were certainly some surprises, some positives and some negatives, but I’ll hang onto that for a few weeks when I bring you the 2015 The State of The Luke Norris Address. If you’re not familiar with the 2014 version, click HERE.

But all I really want to accomplish today is to tell everybody that’s reading this that I hope you had a wonderful 2014. I know it gets hard from time to time for everybody, but I hope you were able to fight through and come out smiling.

I also ask one favor from all of you. Be safe tonight. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about making some bad decisions. Some of those can be the most fun, but just don’t make getting in a car and driving one of them. It’s just not worth it. Beyond that, do what you do and I hope you’ve got someone to share tonight with.

Well, that will do it in 2014 for The Luke Norris Experience. And don’t forget to keep checking me out at bingemedia.net. I wish every single one of you the best 2015 you can possibly have and I’ll see you on the other side of midnight. But for now, I’m out the door. Have fun kids.

My Newest Writing Venture

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So happy to be back here at The Luke Norris Experience. I know I’ve been away from here for a while, but in addition to this post, I’ll be back very soon, probably later this week, with an “Up Close and Personal” update for all of you.

Most of the posts you’ll see on this site from here on out will be more of the personal stuff, but I’ll get to some of that later this week. Most of the sports things I do now I obviously do for Binge Media Sports. If you haven’t checked out any of my work there, go and check it out. I really do enjoy it. If you’re not sure where to find it, just click HERE . And I thank all of you who have made the jump over there with me. Whether it’s clicking from my facebook or Twitter page or “liking” the Binge Media facebook page. If you haven’t done that, you can do that HERE and get all of the updates as they go out.

The news that I have is that in addition to the work I do for Binge Media Sports, I’ve now been given a weekly column where I can talk about all the other things they do on the site as well, such as the movies and the music and such. Basically, I’ve been given a forum to just ramble about random things for a while, much like I could here, but for a bigger audience. That’s not to say that I don’t appreciate each and every one of you that logs on to this website, because without the support of all of you, the Binge Media thing never would have happened. So although I’ve got another outlet for some of the entertainment stuff, my loyalty and my heart will always be here with you. Again, check back later in the week as I’ll be updating you on what’s been going on with me the past few months.

But again, the big news is that my newest writing venture, “Working the Weekend with Luke”, is now up and running at Binge Media. If you’d like to check it out, and I really hope that you do, please click HERE for the first installment. I’ll check back soon and I can never say it enough, thanks to all of you who continue to support The Luke Norris Experience.

Shoeless Joe Jackson v. Rick Vaughn

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I know, I know. It’s another plug, but I will tell you that I’m really proud of this one. I usually hate most of the things that I’ve ever written, but I had so much fun writing this piece on a fictional game between teams from Field of Dreams and Major League. I held a vote after writing revisits from both movies and asked my readers and loyal followers to vote for the better movie, which I then turned into the end of the article and who would win the game. So, to check out the results and the ensuing article, please follow the link below. I’m really hoping that this one gets some great circulation, so if you like it, please feel free to share it with as many people as you can. As always, thanks for the love and support. I’ll check back in soon.

Binge Media Sports: Shoeless Joe Jackson v. Rick Vaughn

Binge Media Sports Fan Vote-Field of Dreams v. Major League

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If you’ve been to Binge Media this week, or have seen my previous post here, then you’ve probably read my 25th Anniversary look back at the movie you voted as your favorite baseball movie last year, Field of Dreams. Over the past few days, I’ve also put up a revisit of another baseball classic, Major League, also celebrating its 25th Anniversary this month. If you’ve not seen it, it can be viewed here, http://bingemedia.net/2014/04/24/binge-media-sports-the-revisit-major-league/.

As I was putting those two pieces together, I thought it might be fun to let my readers vote once again. I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve got a thing for getting the audience involved over there, but this one is a little different. If you haven’t already, head over to Binge Media and cast your vote between two classic baseball movies, Field of Dreams v. Major League, and have your voice be heard. I started the vote on Friday morning and it runs until tomorrow, Monday, April 28th, at noon Central time. The reward for those whose movie comes out on top basically get to write the end of a new piece I’m putting together in a fantasy matchup between the two movies. For the details and to cast your vote, click on the link below. Only a little over 24 hours to go, so make sure to get to it today.

Binge Media Sports: Field of Dreams v. Major League Fan Vote

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Field of Dreams

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Right around this time last year, I gave you the chance to vote for your favorite baseball movie and in a very close vote, Field of Dreams was declared the winner. If you’d like to revisit that vote and the article that went along with it, check out the archives section or just click here, https://thelukenorrisexperience.com/2013/04/12/the-best-and-worst-baseball-movies/.

After your vote, I gave you my top five and Field of Dreams topped my list as well. One year later, that certainly hasn’t changed and to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this amazing film, I’ve written a new piece at Binge Media Sports that takes a look back at this classic. You’ll see a few pics, a couple of the best clips from the movie, and my overall take on exactly what this movie can do to people.
I really had a good time putting this one together and am very proud of this piece, so if you get a few minutes, take some time and check it out. As always, I thank you for continuing to support me.

Binge Media Sports: The Revisit-Field of Dreams

Binge Media Sports: The NBA Playoffs (and another fan vote!)

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Hopefully, you’ve gone and checked out the new sports section at http://bingemedia.net/. I must say that I’m having so much fun with it and I’ve got some great ideas moving forward that I think you’re all really going to enjoy. But for now, go check out my latest piece on the NBA Playoffs and as I did with the NHL playoffs, I’m giving you the chance to get involved and pick the winners of the first round. Enjoy.

Binge Media Sports: The NBA Playoffs (and another fan vote!)

And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/BingeMedia and me at https://twitter.com/THElukenorris

Binge Media Sports: Breaking Down the Stanley Cup Playoffs (sort of)

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If you haven’t seen it already, head over to Binge Media to check out my newest piece that allows my readers to vote for the winners of Round 1 of the NHL playoffs. And thanks to all of you who have “liked” the Binge Media page on facebook. If you’d still like to do so, you can do it here, https://www.facebook.com/BingeMedia. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/BingeMedia or my personal page, https://twitter.com/THElukenorris. Early numbers have been very strong for this new venture and I want to thank all of you who continue to support me here at The Luke Norris Experience and have taken the leap to Binge Media with me. Keep checking back for updates, and if you’d like to read my latest work, just follow the link below and remember to cast your votes. I’ll check back in soon.

Binge Media Sports: Breaking Down the Stanley Cup Playoffs (sort of)

The Binge Media Experience

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It gives me great pleasure to announce that I now have yet another outlet for my writing. As of this morning, I am now officially the resident sports writer for a great website called Binge Media. This site was started by Jim Law and Moreno, who used to run the JoBlo Movie Podcast, so these guys are legit. Binge Media offers reviews, articles, and the popular BingeCast on movies, television, books, and music. Basically, if you’re looking for your fill on any type of media, they’re going to have it for you. I was introduced to the site by a great friend of mine, Jim Kupka, who also does some work for them. He introduced me to Moreno last summer, and we immediately hit it off. We soon became friends on facebook, hung out a few times, and just recently, he e-mailed me letting me know that he had read my work here and thought I would be the perfect fit for the one thing they didn’t have, a sports section. We discussed a few ideas and here we are. Even before working for them, I would have highly recommended Binge Media to anyone, but now that I’m a part of it, you really need to check it out. But don’t worry, I’ll still be giving you content here as well. I’m just excited to have another writing project and I want to thank the guys for giving me a chance to show my stuff to a solid following.

If you’d like to check out the site, and you know that you do, go to http://www.bingemedia.net My articles will obviously be featured in the sports section, and my intro and first article about The Masters can be found at http://bingemedia.net/2014/04/15/introducing-binge-media-sports-with-a-look-at-the-masters/, but make sure to check everything else out while you’re there.

Make sure to like the Binge Media page on facebook or follow them on Twitter @BingeMedia https://twitter.com/BingeMedia. And while you’re there, don’t forget to follow me @THElukenorris https://twitter.com/THElukenorris

As always, thanks to all those that make The Luke Norris Experience what it is, and I hope you’ll follow me on this journey to Binge Media. You’ll be hearing from me again soon.